Stockton firefighters battled a three-alarm commercial fire on Sunday, February 19. Two automotive businesses in the large tin building on East Oak Street next to the Union Pacific Railroad tracks were destroyed. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. (Joel Goldeen/The Record)

At least two automotive businesses were destroyed in a three-alarm fire on Sunday, February 19 just east of downtown Stockton, CA.

Kathy Mello of TGIF Body Shop in Fremont, CA won an Excellence in Community Service Award at SEMA last year from the National Auto Body Council for her outstanding charitable efforts and volunteerism, including mentoring at-risk youth and disabled adults.

By working hard and doing all the right things for the right reasons, Kathy Mello of TGIF Body Shop in Fremont, CA is a shining example of how good things happen to good people.

Firefighters from multiple municipalities surrounded an Oakland warehouse located at 17949 West Colonial Drive Saturday night as they battled the flames that engulfed the 6,000-square-foot building, which operated as an auto body shop.